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    Lol @ cover.... I just built a Reed roof cover to assist as no shade at all on the pond......
    Should reduce sun ..... if we ever get any!!!

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    My pond did exactly the same as yours, although on a slightly smaller scale lol.

    I filled the pond but then took a while to put fish in it and get the nitrogen cycle going.

    In that time it went really green and murky for ages. I thought my brand new amalgam UV was knackered, but it wasn't the UV.

    It was just something about the water chemistry - or perhaps the rate of algae blooms - that meant it stayed green for ages. It then eventually cleared after about 2- 3 months of constant running with fish in and the odd water change when the parameters required it. I now only have the UV on for 4 hours overnight and that's enough for my pond (40w UV for 13k litres).

    So I'd say don't worry, I'm sure your two uvs will do it, but you might have to wait awhile before it starts clearing up, especially given the volume of water and turn over rate.





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    I agree my pond was murky/cloudy for 6 weeks or so with plenty of UV before it completely cleared, I am sure its down to maturing of the pond, bacterial stabilisation on walls etc etc..since then its been great, although on the odd day can be murky again , then clears...whether down to rain not sure. No fines as I run a drum.. You may find once you start the Nitrogen cycle with media/fish it rights itself..
    But it was not green, so perhaps it is lack of UV power the additional UV will help you? Also to check (if not done already)the max flow rate of your UV and not exceeding them as that can affect the performance,
    Cheers

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gazkoi View Post
    Look on the bright side Bazza - at least you won’t see the fish flash and sulk

    Cheers

    Gaz
    Ha, I haven't seen my fish properly for years now! So it's me that's sulking....

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    Quote Originally Posted by GadgetBazza View Post
    Thanks guys. I will do the bottle test.

    the second uv only went in a few days ago, the first had been in for probably 4-5 months.

    flow rates, currently have a 20k pump that is unlikely to have any loss as it’s literally firing water from the bio chamber through a 4” pipe through the wall into the pond with no lift. I also have a single air lift which i estimate at about 12k. So flow is a little lower than desired currently, but this is because I haven’t finished my air lifts and there are no fish currently.

    also important to note that there is no bio filtration currently, only mechanical and the uv. I would have expected that to keep the water clean though right? Obviously bio will be added before fish!

    Baldy, yeah the weather here has been crap as you say, although in between some very bright days. Perhaps I should have left the cover on!
    the second uv only just been installed is probably the reason as it takes a week for the UV to do its job.

    i cant imagine no bio section would massively impact water clarity - if there are no fish in the pond…

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    Right, video update for you all.... More of a general garden update rather than pond specific, but it is what it is!



    https://youtu.be/FWGmTGz9-QA

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    Quote Originally Posted by GadgetBazza View Post
    Right, video update for you all.... More of a general garden update rather than pond specific, but it is what it is!



    https://youtu.be/FWGmTGz9-QA
    Fantastic mate be spectacular when it's done love every bit of it like

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    A cracking update Barry, blimey lots happening all over the place, how many guys do you have working on it , is it a hospital job for them ??

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    Quote Originally Posted by GadgetBazza View Post
    Right, video update for you all.... More of a general garden update rather than pond specific, but it is what it is!
    chin up Bazza, your on the home straight...
    it's going great, and will soon be spectacular

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    Quote Originally Posted by dbs View Post
    A cracking update Barry, blimey lots happening all over the place, how many guys do you have working on it , is it a hospital job for them ??

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    Thanks. There really is a lot of garden to deal with so I guess I shouldn’t get too despondent. The original team consist of father and son chippies and a school leaver labourer. Since the beginning of this year, they have treated this job like a hospital job which had been frustrating as the one thing I asked them to commit to at the beginning was to see it through to the end. I have one other guy working here now for about 6 months, a friend of mine who was made redundant during COVID, he’s a dab hand on the digger and with groundwork’s in general so he has been a rock for me of late. With that said I know he has to go start another job beginning of July so I don’t have him for much longer. Just got to keep pushing them all on as best I can.

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    Quote Originally Posted by davethefish1 View Post
    chin up Bazza, your on the home straight...
    it's going great, and will soon be spectacular
    Cheers Dave. Yeah I know it will be worth it in the end, just really don’t want my kids to have to go through another summer with a building site
    for a garden.

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    Quote Originally Posted by GadgetBazza View Post
    Right, video update for you all.... More of a general garden update rather than pond specific, but it is what it is!



    https://youtu.be/FWGmTGz9-QA

    Great video, thanks.

    It looks fantastic, and not too long before you finish, fingers crossed.

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    Frustrating when the guys are not there consistently the work slows too...

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    And a nighttime update. Forgot to mention in the video that the pool outside shower screen made from leftover sleepers has been done along with the steel pool cover trays. I’ll get some pics of those in the daylight along with the Japanese corner building base that’s been laid.


    https://youtu.be/yi0ne0riJsw

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    Quote Originally Posted by GadgetBazza View Post
    And a nighttime update. Forgot to mention in the video that the pool outside shower screen made from leftover sleepers has been done along with the steel pool cover trays. I’ll get some pics of those in the daylight along with the Japanese corner building base that’s been laid.


    https://youtu.be/yi0ne0riJsw

    Ideal for long summer nights (hopefully hot lol), looks really good.

    did you base the design on anywhere youve visited or you just went with the flow?

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    Beautiful mate when's the grand opening party ??

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    That's fantastic !!!!
    How much are the day tickets or is it full membership only ?

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    Cheers guys, the nighttime view pleases me currently because I can’t see all the work still to be done!!!

    didn’t base it in anything else, just spent about 12 months playing with different designs and then afterwards had a 2d scale drawing done, followed by 3D renders. Made a couple of tweaks during the design and a couple of tweaks during the build but yeah just really a result of a vision and playing with the crayons!

    I might be tempted to have a pond visit, will see how things go!

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    Bazza,
    Just a thought.... with my first design..... I messed up big time I forgot about intruders......
    Had visit from a mother otter and her to 2 pups!
    All caught on me surveillance cameras... cheeky things demolished 3 prize koi.... but had the good manners to use the pagoda dining area....

    Don't think your to far away from me? I'm up the top of the A12... so not to far lol

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    Quote Originally Posted by BALDYB1100 View Post
    Bazza,
    Just a thought.... with my first design..... I messed up big time I forgot about intruders......
    Had visit from a mother otter and her to 2 pups!
    All caught on me surveillance cameras... cheeky things demolished 3 prize koi.... but had the good manners to use the pagoda dining area....
    So what do you recommend?

    I'm planning on adding a load of boulders around the top of the pond to remove the square top edge on view currently. Flower beds beyond all of them except where the deck and glass is obviously.

    Quote Originally Posted by BALDYB1100 View Post
    Don't think your to far away from me? I'm up the top of the A12... so not to far lol
    Yep, Chelmsford area of the A12, so not so far.

 

 
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